Mel Gibson apes Tesla's Elon Musk in 'Machete Kills'

5:07 AM,
Oct. 12, 2013

Mel Gibson tours the factory in 'Machete Kills'
Rico Torres

Written by

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY

Mel Gibson has discovered the perks that go with portraying an eccentric billionaire modeled on Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk.

The actor gets to tool around in an a Star Wars-style landspeeder in the campy astro-exploitation film Machete Kills, which comes to theaters Friday.

The scene, played straight, got one of the biggest laughs at a recent screening as Gibson's character, Luther Voz, showed the Mexican mercenary Machete (Danny Trejo) around his space plant, rolling along at dizzying speeds of four miles per hour. That photo is exclusive to us. ...